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Vocabulary review analogies (Pre-AP 9)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DETRIMENT : ADVANTAGE is most similar to...

a)

help : assistance

b)

work : digging

c)

determination : persistence

d)

forgetting : remembering

2.

DEXTEROUS : BRAIN SURGEON is most similar to...

a)

strong : weightlifter

b)

young : violinist

c)

honest : bank robber

d)

neat : mathematician

3.

GREGARIOUS: UNSOCIAL is most similar to...

a)

ambitious : hardworking

b)

enormous : tiny

c)

jealous : possessive

d)

famous : rich

4.

OPTIMUM : GOOD is most similar to...

a)

worst : bad

b)

best : worse

c)

careful : careless

d)

high : low

5.

COLLABORATE : TEAMMATES is most similar to...

a)

fight : pacifists

b)

watch : listen

c)

compete : rivals

d)

bark : cats

6.

DESPONDENT : HOPELESS is most similar to...

a)

sensible : careless

b)

popular : friendless

c)

generous : donation

d)

fortunate : lucky

7.

RUDIMENTARY : JELL-O is most similar to...

a)

outdated : pudding

b)

advanced : wedding cake

c)

expensive : donut

d)

simple : French pastry

8.

ZEALOT : SPORTS FAN is most similar to...

a)

musician : biologist

b)

athlete : runner

c)

scientist : wrestler

d)

writer : reader

9.

AMBIGUOUS : MISUNDERSTAND is most similar to...

a)

funny : laugh

b)

doubtful : agree

c)

boring : enjoy

d)

clear : disagree

10.

DISSIDENT : SUPPORT is most similar to...

a)

customer : pay

b)

soprano : sing

c)

actor : comedy

d)

leader : follow

11.

If you _______________ your excuse for missing class with too many details, I won't believe you. People who tell the truth don't try that hard.

a)

embellish

b)

juxtapose

c)

fritter

d)

subsidize

12.

Emmanuel wanted me to ________________ his allowance last week so he could buy some chocolate bars. Guess what I said?

a)

embellish

b)

juxtapose

c)

fritter

d)

subsidize

13.

When I _____________ly make an error, Omar is always the first to point it out. I bet he never makes an error.

a)

ambiguous

b)

inadvertent

c)

inane

d)

sporadic

14.

In the story "Spin," the author frequently __________________(e)s contrasting word choices and images. For example, n the middle of combat, he notices the beauty of the sky.

a)

fritter

b)

embellish

c)

subsidize

d)

juxtapose

15.

The climax of "Spin" is definitely ______________. We don't know for sure what the narrator did because he doesn't answer Kiowa in the final memory that he shares.

a)

dissident

b)

inane

c)

ambiguous

d)

sporadic